A/RES/74/162
Subregional Centre for Human Rights and Democracy in Central Africa
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General, 3
Noting the holding of the forty-fifth, forty-sixth, forty-seventh and forty-eighth
ministerial meetings of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security
Questions in Central Africa, in Kigali from 4 to 8 December 2017, in Brazzaville from
29 May to 1 June 2018, in N’Djamena from 3 to 7 December 2018 and in Kinshasa
from 27 to 31 May 2019,
Taking note of the launch of a far-reaching organizational change initiative in
the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights with a view
to better integrating work at Headquarters and in the field, 4
Noting the security and humanitarian situation in the subregion, and in particular
the challenges created by indiscriminate attacks and massive abuses of human rights
by terrorist groups, including Boko Haram, against the civilian population in many
countries of the Central African subregion and in the Lake Chad basin countries,
Noting also that the effective presence of the Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights in the countries covered and continued dialogue
with the authorities have generated an increased number of requests for assistance
from States, 3
Mindful of the vastness and diversity of the needs in the field of human rights
within the subregion, and taking into account the need for sufficient funding of the
Centre to fully realize its significant function and crucial role in the subregion,
1.
Welcomes the activities of the Subregional Centre for Human Rights and
Democracy in Central Africa at Yaoundé;
2.
Notes with satisfaction the support provided for the establishment of the
Centre by the host country;
3.
Also notes with satisfaction the increasing activities of the Centre and the
improved cooperation between the Centre and the States members of the Economic
Community of Central African States, and in this regard encourages the Centre, in
delivering and reporting its activities, to give equal consideration to all of the
countries covered and to all human rights, including civil and political as well as
economic, social and cultural rights;
4.
Encourages the Centre to take into account the requested activities, needs
and demands of the countries of the subregion in the implementation of the strategic
thematic priorities of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human
Rights;
5.
Notes with satisfaction the engagement of the Centre in the area of human
rights in development and in the economic sphere, through advocacy and the
provision of guidance to States, private sector companies and businesses in the
subregion, with a view to strengthening commitments to protect and/or respect human
rights, and encourages the Centre to increase its support in this field;
6.
Encourages the Centre to strengthen its cooperation and invest in relations
with subregional organizations and bodies, including the African Union, the
Economic Community of Central African States, the United Nations Regional Office
for Central Africa and the United Nations country teams of the subregion;
7.
Encourages the Regional Representative and Director of the Centre to
continue to hold regular briefings for the ambassadors of Central African States based
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See Official Records of the General Assembly, Seventieth Session, Supplement No. 36 (A/70/36),
chap. III.
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